entamer (s.xii3/4)
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entamer (s.xii3/4)

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[ FEW: 4,733a intaminare; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: 9,480a entamer; TL: 3,554 entamer; DEAF: ∅; DMF:  entamer; TLF:  entamer; OED:  entame v.1; MED:  entamen v.; DMLBS: 1419c intaminare ]
entamier,  entamir;  estamer;  tamer  

v.a.

1also_fig.to damage, harm: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  (St Audree) Unkes ne pot estre entamee En cors ne en quer violee  943
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  issi les ymages ledengerent; Sule le ymage la duce dame Pur tuz poers nul de eus ne tame  233.64
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Me dois tu (=J.C.) plus qe toi amer E pur moi ta vie entamer?  2250
♦injure, wound: 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  E tant sanc espandre, tante char entamer  2225
( s.xiiex; MS: s.xiii3/3 )  l’os de la hanche me entamat  337
♦fig.to hurt, distress: 
( 1273-82; MS: s.xivex )  Cist mot leur qoers si destregnoient E si parfond les entamoient  426
♦to pierce, destroy: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  S’ensi n’est ne ne seit trové Ke il (=tumour) ne soit mie entamé, Autre fiez li remetés Desi ke entamé le veés  171.694, 696
♦med.(of disease) to attack: 
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1300 )  (fig.) La char tant entame L’alme, k’ele pame  947
( c.1240; MS: c.1300 )  E veit le clerk [...] Tut sein del mal ke l’out entamé  58.252
2to begin: 
( MS: s.xiv )  initiari: entamer  i 389
( MS: s.xv )  initior: (Ar) estrener e entamer, estrener et entagner (var. estrener et entagner (Bur)MS: s.xiv; estrener et antamer (S)MS: s.xiii)  i 390
( MS: s.xiii/xiv )  iniciari: entamer  i 393
♦lawto pursue an action: 
( 1303 )  plusurs quereles entamés entre le dit evesqe [...] et les gentz de la communalté  iv 499

p.p.

1damaged: 
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Seint Bede mostre [...] K’en sa char n’out corumpeure Aprés sa mort ne ke en sa vie Ne est entamie ne blemie  2014
( MS: s.xiv1 )  si le furmage est entamé […]  32.283
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